The Latest on the nominations for the 70th annual Emmy Awards, which are being announced Thursday by in Los Angeles (all times local):

8:45 a.m.

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HBOB次元官网网址檚 fantasy saga is a two-time best drama winner that sat out the last yearB次元官网网址檚 awards.

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The revival of B次元官网网址淩oseanne,B次元官网网址� cancelled because of star Roseanne BarrB次元官网网址檚 racist tweet, drew only one major nomination, a supporting actress nod for Laurie Metcalf.

B次元官网网址淪aturday Night Live,B次元官网网址� riding high with its relentless pillorying of the Trump administration, was rewarded with 21 nods.

The previous high for B次元官网网址淕ame of ThronesB次元官网网址� was 24 nominations in 2015. It got 23 nods in 2016 but wasnB次元官网网址檛 eligible last year.

The Emmys ceremony airs Sept. 17 on NBC with Colin Jost and Michael Che of B次元官网网址淪aturday Night LiveB次元官网网址� as hosts.

8:40 a.m.

The Emmy nominations for the top television drama and comedy series have been announced.

The nominees for best drama series include: B次元官网网址淭he Americans,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址漈he Crown,B次元官网网址� Game of Thrones,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址漈he HandmaidB次元官网网址檚 Tale,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址漇tranger Things,B次元官网网址� This Is UsB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淲estworld.B次元官网网址�

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8:35 a.m.

The 2018 Emmy nominations for lead actors in a drama series have been announced.

The nominees for best actor in a drama series include: Jason Bateman, B次元官网网址淥zarkB次元官网网址�; Sterling K. Brown, B次元官网网址淭his Is UsB次元官网网址�; Ed Harris, B次元官网网址淲estworldB次元官网网址�; Matthew Rhys, B次元官网网址淭he AmericansB次元官网网址�; Milo Ventimiglia, B次元官网网址淭his Is UsB次元官网网址� and Jeffrey Wright, B次元官网网址淲estworld.

The nominees for best actress in a drama series include: Claire Foy, B次元官网网址淭he CrownB次元官网网址�; Tatiana Maslany, B次元官网网址淥rphan BlackB次元官网网址�; Elisabeth Moss, B次元官网网址淭he HandmaidB次元官网网址檚 TaleB次元官网网址�; Sandra Oh, B次元官网网址淜illing EveB次元官网网址�; Keri Russell, B次元官网网址淭he AmericansB次元官网网址�; Evan Rachel Wood, B次元官网网址淲estworld.B次元官网网址�

8:30 a.m.

The nominees for lead actor in a limited series or movie include: Antonio Banderas, B次元官网网址淕enius: PicassoB次元官网网址�; Darren Criss, B次元官网网址淭he Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime StoryB次元官网网址�; Benedict Cumberbatch, B次元官网网址淧atrick Melrose,B次元官网网址� Jeff Daniels, B次元官网网址淭he Looming TowerB次元官网网址�; John Legend, B次元官网网址淛esus Christ Superstar: Live in ConcertB次元官网网址�; Jesse Plemmons, B次元官网网址淯SS Callister (Black Mirror.B次元官网网址�

8 a.m.

The final preparations are being made for the 2018 Emmy nominations.

Actors Samira Wiley of B次元官网网址淭he HandmaidB次元官网网址檚 TaleB次元官网网址� and Ryan Eggold, who starred in B次元官网网址淭he Blacklist,B次元官网网址� will read this yearB次元官网网址檚 nominees beginning at 8:25 a.m. PDT. About an hour before the nominations, Wiley, wearing a burgundy dress and gold heels, stepped out into the lobby of the television academy and snapped photos in front of a giant screen promoting the 70th annual Emmys.

Dozens of journalists have cameras set up to record the announcement, which will be made on a giant stage decked out with four giant Emmy statuettes.

Wiley is a possible nominee for B次元官网网址淗andmaidB次元官网网址檚 Tale,B次元官网网址� which won best drama series last year.

The Emmy Awards will be presented Sept. 17 on NBC with Colin Jost and Michael Che of B次元官网网址淪aturday Night LiveB次元官网网址� as hosts.

3 a.m.

Blockbuster movies typically are snubbed by the Oscars, leaving fans grumbling, but TVB次元官网网址檚 top prize takes a different approach.

When the 70th Emmy Awards nominees are announced Thursday morning, popular series including HBOB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淕ame of Thrones,B次元官网网址� NBCB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淭his Is UsB次元官网网址� and CBSB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淢omB次元官网网址� are likely to be in the running.

B次元官网网址淕ame of ThronesB次元官网网址� is a two-time best drama series winner. ItB次元官网网址檚 back in the running for honours for its next-to-last season after a production delay kept it out of the 2017 competition.

Its biggest adversary is B次元官网网址淭he HandmaidB次元官网网址檚 Tale,B次元官网网址� the dystopian drama that captured last yearB次元官网网址檚 top series prize and acting awards for Elisabeth Moss, Ann Dowd and Alexis Bledel among its eight wins.

The Emmy Awards ceremony airs Sept. 17 on NBC.

The Associated Press

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